Ric Menello

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ric Menello
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1952(1952-08-20)
Age	72
Date Of Death	March 1, 2013, United States
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Ric Menello Biography

Ric Menello is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on August 20, 1952 in New York, New York, United States. Screenwriter who is best known for the films, Tougher Than Leather, Two Lovers, and 2013’s The Immigrant.

Joaquin Phoenix starred in his 2008 film, Two Lovers, and was slated to star in 2013’s The Immigrant.

Menello was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a bachelor’s degree in dramatic literature and cinema from New York University. He continued to take graduate courses in cinema studies at NYU after completing his bachelor’s. Menello started writing film criticism in college for the NYU Journal and the Arts and Humor magazine Cold Duck, and his articles appeared in Film Comment, Photon and Blood Times. He later became a regular contributor to European Trash Cinema, where he critiqued Italian and French genre films. One of those early articles, “Dark Universe: The World of Dario Argento” (Photon July 1975) is cited in Maitland McDonagh’s book Broken Mirrors, Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento.

Menello also worked as a screenwriter throughout the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. He often wrote at night at the Vox Pop cafe in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. He moved to another Brooklyn bar, Sycamore, when Vox Pop closed in 2011. He hosted a weekly film screening, with guests including Mark Romanek and Darren Aronofsky. Menello also collaborated with actors, including friend Owen Wilson, to revise and strengthen existing dialogue.

He never married.

Ric Menello Net Worth

Ric Menello is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ric Menello 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He matriculated from NYU, where he studied Cinema.

He once acted, appearing in stage productions of Romeo & Juliet and Guys and Dolls.

Richard “Ric” Menello (August 20, 1952 – March 1, 2013) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. Menello co-directed the landmark music video for the Beastie Boys’ 1987 single, “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)”. His contributions to music during the era led MTV to call him, “one of the most influential visionaries behind the emergence of commercial hip-hop in the 1980s.”

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Menello continued to work behind the scenes writing and co-writing treatments for an endless stream of music videos. In 1993, he collaborated with his cousin and frequent collaborator Vincent Giordano on the treatments for Doro Pesch’s “Bad Blood” and “Last Day of My Life,” which Giordano both directed and shot. The Bad Blood video was originally influenced by Samuel Fuller’s film Verboten! and their treatment further developed into a powerful, thought- provoking clip that was voted Best Anti-Racism video during the first MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony in 1994. The video later spawned a series of commercials and public service announcements by Doro calling for racial tolerance in Germany. Giordano and Menello continued working on music videos, with one of their last MTV collaborations being the low-budget video for Kittie’s Funeral For Yesterday that Giordano directed and to which Menello contributed and co-wrote the treatment.

Facts & Trivia

Ric Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ric Menello celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.

A mosaic designed by artist Juan Carlos Pinto at the Newkirk Plaza Tunnel in Brooklyn was dedicated to Ric on May 11, 2013.

Top Facts about Ric Menello

1. Ric Menello was an American filmmaker and screenwriter.
2. He was born in 1952 and passed away in 2013.
3. Menello co-wrote the film “Do the Right Thing” with Spike Lee.
4. He also wrote and directed the film “Mac” in 1992.
5. Menello worked as a production assistant on “The Godfather.”
6. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
7. Menello collaborated with Adam Yauch on several Beastie Boys music videos.
8. His last credited work was as a writer for the TV series “How to Make It in America.”
9. Menello struggled with health issues throughout his life, including diabetes.
10. He is remembered for his contributions to independent cinema and hip-hop culture.